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Located in Williamstown, Kentucky, Ark Encounter is one of the most striking faith-based attractions in the United States. Opened in 2016, the site was developed by Answers in Genesis, the same group behind the nearby Creation Museum. It centers on a full-scale reconstruction of Noah’s Ark, built according to the biblical dimensions described in the Book of Genesis. The result Read more...
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Watch our interview at the Ira Sankey Collection at the Lawrence County Historical Society on OCH Born in Edinburg, PA, to a Methodist family, Ira Sankey (1840-1908) loved music from an early age. At 16 he was saved at the King’s Chapel revival meetings. At 21 he volunteered for the Union in the Civil War. At 23, Read more...
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For over 40 years, the Billy Graham Center Museum has welcomed tens of thousands of visitors annually. The first part of the museum is the History of Evangelism in America. See the first Bible printed in America – and it wasn’t in English, it’s the Eliot Algonquin Indian Bible. Colonial Puritan Cotton Mather’s sermon notes and books are on display, Read more...
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The Hobby Lobby family invested $500 million into an incredible museum in Washington D.C. The doors are almost 40 feet high, making it the largest brass gates in the world. And its based off of the first printed book in the world, the 1450 Gutenberg Bible. Once you enter the symbolism is everywhere – from the marble floor symbolizing going Read more...
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From Wikipedia: Sheffey was born near the hamlet of Ivanhoe, Wythe County, Virginia, of a locally prominent family, the youngest of five brothers.[2] His mother died when he was two, and he was reared by an aunt in Abingdon, Virginia. Sheffey attended Emory and Henry College in 1839–40, but “his early dislike for books and an aversion for profound study” Read more...
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Robert Sheffey (1820-1902), ministered in the Appalachian region, often seen as ‘unique’ by other parts of the country. But no matter what stereotypes Appalachia had, Sheffey was the most unique of all. Born into a respectable family and having attended some college, Sheffey was born again at a revival meeting and became a Methodist minister of sorts. Of sorts, because Read more...
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The story of the Wabash Campground and the life of Robert Sayers Sheffey are closely intertwined, representing a vivid chapter in the religious and cultural history of the Appalachian region. Together, they reflect a time when faith, community, and tradition shaped everyday life in the mountains of southwest Virginia. The Wabash Campground, located in Giles County, Virginia, emerged in the Read more...
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The The Bible Museum in Goodyear, Arizona, stands as a distinctive and somewhat unconventional institution dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of one of the world’s most influential books. Unlike large, highly publicized museums found in major cities, this museum reflects a more personal, hands-on approach to biblical history, rooted in private collecting and a deep reverence for the Read more...
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George Duffield Jr., came from a family of preachers. Jr. is a bit of a misnomer – he was the fifth such George Duffield. The first Duffield was a native of Belfast, the second was chaplain to the Continental Congress. The fourth was a Presbyterian minister, as was our subject, Duffield the Fifth. Interestingly, he did not pass on his Read more...
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Bible museum facilities range from the $500 million Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.; to the Bible Museum in the Hampton Inn & Suites in Goodyear, Arizona. But this museum is located inside a replica of the room where the King James Bible was translated. From BJU.edu: Dating from the late 14th century, the Jerusalem Chamber formed part Read more...
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The K in James K Polk stands for Knox. His mother was Jane Knox, a direct descendant of John Knox, the Scottish preacher who faced off against Bloody Queen Mary. His mother, it is said, held to four things: the Bible, the Confession of Faith, the Psalms, and Isaac Watts’ Hymns. His father on the other hand, scoffed at religion. Read more...
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Founded by Clarence Sexton, pastor of Temple Baptist Church in Powell, Tennessee, the Crown College of the Bible opened in 1991. In 2020, Clarence Sexton was invited to the White House to preach the funeral of Robert Trump, brother of President Donald Trump. Robert Trump had discovered Sexton online as Sexton shared the connection between the Hebrides Revival and Donald Read more...
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John Clarke’s tombstone stands in the John Clarke Family Cemetery, on the west side of Dr. Marcus Wheatland Boulevard. The key to the cemetery’s padlock is available at the United Baptist Church office. Adjoining the cemetery, a small park has two Memorials to John Clarke: A plaque on a small rock, and a monument, erected by the Baptist History Preservation Society. Read more...
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Dwight L. Moody was working at his uncle’s Holton Shoe Store. Moody promised his uncle he’d go to church, and enrolled in Edward Kimball’s Sunday School Class. On April 21, 1855, Kimball went to visit Moody to talk about his soul. Not sure if he should interrupt his work he walked past the store. Moody says, “One day I recollect Read more...
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In the church cemetery at Bethabara Baptist Church, at 635 Bethabara Church Road, there stands a memorial monument, with detailed script honoring its founder, the celebrated church planter and evangelist, John Waller, who suffered persecution for preaching the gospel without state approval. Copyrighted and used by permission from David Beale, Baptist History in England and America: Personalities, Positions, and Practices ♦ _____ Read more...
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As Featured in Kirk Cameron’s Monumental Movie From Wikipedia: Located at 72 Allerton Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the 81-foot-tall (25 m) monument was commissioned by the Pilgrim Society. The original concept dates to around 1820, with actual planning beginning in 1850. The cornerstone was laid August 2, 1859 by the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts, under the direction of Read more...
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Before you leave Plymouth, head on up to Burial Hill. It’s a steep climb, but there are steps. Inside a white fence is not a grave, but a cenotaph, “a monument to someone buried elsewhere.” Adoniram Judson was the son of a Congregational minister in Plymouth, but he fell in with the wrong friends. While at Brown University, he was Read more...
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Watch Our Christian Heritage interview with Terrence White inside the Billy Sunday Home! Billy Sunday (1862-1935) was born north of Des Moines, Iowa. His father died just five weeks after he was born, in the Union Army during the Civil War. Sent to the Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home, he discovered his athletic abilities. Upsetting the state champion, Sunday went Read more...
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The Wycliffe Discovery Center offers visitors a thoughtful and engaging look into the history, process, and global impact of Bible translation. Located in Orlando, the center serves as an educational extension of Wycliffe Bible Translators, an organization long committed to making Scripture accessible to people in their own languages. Named after John Wycliffe, often called the “Morning Star of the Read more...
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Watch Our Christian Heritage at the Christian Hall of Fame Canton, Ohio, is the home of the Professional Football Hall of Fame. Pastor Harold Henniger had suffered a heart attack and was recovering at the Aultman Hospital. On the radio he heard about the Hall of Fame, and thought back to his Bible reading in Hebrews 11, the “Hall of Read more...